Old Beretta Pistols

The definite adoption of the 9 mm calibre " para. bellum " for the automatic pistols issued to the Armed Forces and Police detachments during the last war, was not only caused by the necessity to unify the calibres of pistols and light machine guns (especially Sten gun type), of ever increasing diffusion with the Armed Forces of the various countries, but also by the excellent ballistic characteristics of this calibre...

The BERETTA 70 " SERIES, designed on the production experiences of more than ten millions of guns, is based on the classic features* of the BERETTA 1935 pistol, world renowned for over a quarter of a century...